The Library is open to all during the school day, and students, faculty, and parents are encouraged to take out books and to use the Reference Collection and online databases. The Library also provides a strong fiction collection and a small collection of magazines for recreational reading. Collections of materials are frequently loaned to classrooms to enhance thematic units. Recently, collections on Mexico have been sent to second grade, Japan to first grade, knights and castles to Kindergarten, and dinosaurs to the Pre-school, just to name a few. A collection of materials on Westward Expansion has also been put on reserve in the Library to support the seventh grade history project. Regularly scheduled Library classes, class visits with teachers, and drop-in visits are all part of a regular school day. The collections themselves are the source of constant updating and review.

The Library supports research and classroom projects in various subject areas and for different grade levels. Small sections of students in Pre-school through grade three have Library classes once a week; students in grade 4 through 8 have them every other week. Grade 7 visits the Library twice at the beginning of the year for an orientation to the Library and to research. Afterward they are free to visit the Library on their own whenever they wish throughout the year. Students in grades nine through twelve have access to the online databases on their laptops and may visit the Library whenever they choose. Teachers make appointments to bring their classes to the Library for specialized research or instruction.

Students in Pre-school visit the Library once a week to hear books read aloud. This continues in Kindergarten with students beginning to check out their own books. Grades one through three also visit the Library weekly. They participate in author and illustrator studies, hear stories read aloud, and begin to learn library skills. Students in grades four through six enjoy biweekly Library visits. They are actively involved in learning library, research, and information skills. They also begin using the online catalog and databases and continue to hear stories read aloud and participate in author studies. In addition, they receive ample time to use the Reference Collection and read for pleasure. Students in grade eight visit the Library every other week. They are actively involved in learning library, research and information skills. In addition, they receive ample time to use the Reference Collection, work on homework, or read for pleasure.

The Librarian makes every effort to provide information on any subject that arises and to answer any questions that students, teachers, or administrators may have. During the summer, the Director meets with the administration to plan for the following year. She also meets annually with the Education Committee. She communicates frequently with teachers to learn their curriculum plans, so that the Library can anticipate needs. Each fall, all teachers formally detail their curriculum for the upcoming year in what are known as "curriculum write-ups". These write-ups are invaluable in determining collection needs and are kept in the Library for reference. Teachers are also provided Assignment Alert forms so that they may alert the Library to any significant upcoming assignments. The Director also attends faculty meetings at all levels, in order to be aware of current and future plans, and also to keep abreast of student issues or problems. The small size of the school allows for informality, so casual conversation, notes in mailboxes, phone calls, and email are also used to learn what teachers and students need.

The Director of Libraries has worked in conjunction with the Technology Coordinator to bring high-speed Internet access (T1 line) to the Brook Farm campus. All computers in the library are linked to the T1 and provide a great service to the students and the Librarian.

In terms of facilities, upgrades are needed at both campuses. In January of 2002, the school entered into an agreement with the architectural firm EDM to develop a schematic design for a new Library facility on the Brook Farm Campus. This will allow the Library to integrate more dynamically with the curriculum and also to grow to 18,000 book volumes, 1,000 videos, 1,500 audios, 35 periodical subscriptions, and 6 student computers needed to support the curriculum.

The Winthrop Library is a new addition. Work will continue to build a print, periodical, and database collection. To date, this Library has relied heavily on donations of books and newspapers. In the mean time the librarian is committed to the development of a primarily electronic collection.